Accounting system.



W. J GRUMPTON. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE28,1909.

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A ttor'rwza W. J. ORUMPTON.

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 2a,19o0.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Inventor W m J dra/mpzorl/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. 1 WILLIAM J. CRUMPTON, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO WILLIAM R. HEATH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 1

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Application filed June 28. 1909. Serial No. 504,655.

Systems, of which the following is a full,-

clear, concise, and enact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this'specification.

My invention relatesto improvements in accounting systems and hasparticular referencev to a system for accounting the time and wages. ofworkmen and also for distributing the wages between a plurality ofMethods have previously been employed by which the accounting registersare actuated directly by electromagnetic actuating devices. In thepresent invention I provide electromagnetic means by which the registersmay be brought into mechanical connection with a source of power, thissource pref- .erably consisting in a rotating shaft.

the present application, I

It is evident that two general methods might be used to accomplish thedesired result: First, the speed of the rotating shaft or shafts couldbe made constant and the accounting registers brought into mechanicalconnection with the shafts for a length' of time proportional to theamount which it is desired to actuate the registers; in which case thetotal operating period may be divided into operating increments of vfixed length and variable number, or vice versa; second, the registerscouldbe brought Into mechanical connection with the shafts for a fixedlength of time, and the speed of the various shafts could be regulatedaccording to the amounts which it is desired to actuate the registers ina given. time. In shall describe means by which the first of thesegeneral methods may be carried into execution.

The general system of controlling electrical circuits used in thepresent invention is much the same as that employed in my copcndingapplication, Serial No. 437,809 filed June 11, 1908, the presentimprovement consisting in providing driving apparatus and apparatus forconnecting the registers with said driving apparatus which as here shownconsists of a series of shafts driven at constant speed for a length oftime proportional to the time Which an individual workman is employed orproportional to the amount of wages which he earns.

The advantages of my invention will be more apparent by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1' isa diagrammaticrepresentation of my system as a whole, Fig. 2 is a plan view oftheelectromagnetic clutch actuating mechanism, and Fig; 3 is a sectionalview on the line 33 of 2.

In order that the operation of my system as a whole may be more clearlyunderstood, I will first describe the detailed construction of theelectromagnetic mechanism w ich actuates the clutch by means of whichthe accounting register is connected wit a mechanical source of power,for example, a

shaft. i

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, 1 and 2 are the windings of an electromagnethaving cores 3 and 4 respectively, these cores being rigidly attached tothe frame 5 by means of the screws 6 and 7 respectively. On these endsthe cores 3 and 4 are connected by means of the magnetic yoke 8.Attached to the yoke 8 by means of the screw 9 is a permanent magnet 10,formed at its free end into the semicircular portion 10*. The worki ngends of the cores 3 and 4 are formed intoinembers 11 and 12 which, asshown in Fig. 2, have their faces parallel and opposite to each other.

'A shaft 13 of non-magnetic material passes through the members 11 and12 which act as bearings for the shaft, lateral movement of the samebeing prevented by means of collars 14 and 15. A clutch 16 is mounted onthe shaft 13 between the members 11 and 12. A key 17 is securely mountedin the shaft 13 and loosely fits in a keyway 18 in the clutch 16. It isthus evident that lateral movement of the clutch 16 .is possible betweenthe collars 14 and 15, mounted on the shaft 13 but the clutch 16 cannotbe rotated with respect to the shaft 13 itself. The clutch 16 is dividedinto two lateral portions, first, an idler portion 19 on the outer sideof which is the flange 20: and second a portion 21 which is providedwith two teeth 22 diametrically opposite to each other. A flange 23similar to the flange 20 is provided on the outer side of the portion21. A register 24 is securely mounted 'on conductor 11 at the p int '12.

the member 12 and held in position by the screw bolts 25 and nuts 26.which pass through suitable projections from the register 24 and themember 12. Rigidly mounted on the actuating shaft 27 of the register 24is a gear 28 which, when the clutch 1G is moved to the right, as shownin Fig. 2, against the collar 15, would be adapted to engage the teeth22 on the portion 21 of the clutch 16. On theother hand, when the clutch16 is moved to the left against the collar 14, the gear 28 would heopposite the idler portion 19 of the clutch member 16, and would,therefore, not be rotated by the rotation of the clutch member.

The operation f this device may now be clearly nnderstoo The shaft 13may be constantly rotated at a predetermined speed. Let us now assumethat it is desired to actuate the'register 2-t. The windings 1 and 2 areenergized and the pole members 11 and 12 -are given a polarity whichwill attract the clutch 16 to'the right against the coliar 15 as theshaft 13 rotates, the gear 28 will be mo'-'ed two steps, on account ofthe actuation the two teeth 22 of the clutch 16, on each rotation of theshaft 13. \Vheu it is desired to disconnect the clutch from the gear 28.the polarity of the poles 11 and 12 is reversed and the clutch 1G isthereby attracted to the left against the collar 14. The portion 10 ofthe permanent magnet 10 causes a permanent magnetism in the clutch 16 ofsuch nature that the attraction or repulsion of the clutch by the poles11 and 12 is brought about.

'8 now turn to the operation of .a system as awhoha as illustrated inFig. 1. lligidly m unted on a shaft 29 are the 1mpulse making disks ofelectrically conduce ing mater al 30. 31, and d-l. The disk 30 isprovided with an insulating segment 34 andthe disk 31 has an insulatingsegment 35, the insulating s gment 35 of tlxe disk 31 w upyiu a relativeposition slightly overlapping the windurting portion of the disk 30. uinsulating section lit is placed on the shaft 20 lwtwcon'the disks 31and 32. The disk 32 has an insulating segment. 37 in the same rclatireposition as the segment I?! of the disk {-20, and the disk 33 has aninsulatingsegment 558 in the same. relative 'iosition astl-c insulatingsrgmcnt 35 of the disk 31. (J nner-toil to one pole of a battery 33!) ia rm lilttnr lll which joins a sr ond One end of the'comluctor 41 conncted to the brush which bears on the periphery of the disk 2'10. 'lheother end of the conductor 41 is connected to the brush 44- whichbears,- on the periphery of the disk A comluctor 47 is connected to thesecond pole of the battery .39 on one end, and on the. other end isronnected to the brush 46 which bears on the pc- 1.

lllll'ltl'y llf the disk 32.. A conductor -17 leads from the conductor45 to the brush 48 which bears on the periphery of the disk 31. Rigidlymounted on the shaft 29, and in electrical connection with the impulsemaking disks 32 and 33, are the rate disks 49, 50, 51 and 52. Thesedisks are provided with insulating segments 49 50, 51 and 52. whichinsulate clitt'erent lengths of the peripheries of the disks 49, 50, 51and 52 respectively. Hearing on the periphery of each disk is a brush 53which is connected by means of a conductor 54 with the contacts of aseries of jacks. The jacks associated with the rate disk 49 arerepresented as 55; lhcse associated with the disk 50, as 56; with thedisk 51. as 57; and with the disk 52, as 58. As will be explained morein detail hercafteigrach of these series of disks represents apredetermined rate of wages.

Rigidly mounted on suitable frameworks are the segmented selectingcommutators 59 and 60. Rigidly mounted on a shaft 61 are the brushholders 62 and (3 holding the brushes (Hand 65 which are adapted tosimultaneously make contact with the corre sponding segments of theselecting commu tators 59 and 60. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft 61is a gear 66 insulated from the selecting comniutators 59 and 60 bymeans of an insulating section (37 on the shaft 61. Rigidly mounted onthe shaft 29 is the disk 68 provided with the tooth 69 adapted tocooperate with the gear 66. The (llr-l( 6S is,insulated from the disks40, 550, 51 and 52 mounted on the same shaft by means of the insulatingsection 69 of the shaft 20. it is now clear that as the shaft 29 isrotated one revolution. the tooth 69 of the disk 69. will cause the gear66 to be adra need z nc step.

The selecting commutators 59 and 60 are composed of alternatingconducting segments 70 and insulating segments 71, these segments beingso spaced that when the gear 66 is advanced one step, the brushes 64 and65 will he moved from one conducting segmeat to the next adjacentconducting seg ment. The number of these conducting segments correspondsto the number of workmen whose time and wagcscan be accounted for bythis system.

In Fig. 1. it has been assumed that six workmen, A. B, C, D, E and F arecmnloyed and the conducting. segments have been correspondinglydesignated according to these letters. To each of the conductingsegments ofthe selecting commutator 60 is connected a conductor 72,thcse conductors terminating in plugs a, b, c, I, c and f rcspcctivcly,these plugs adapted to be"inserted in any of the jacks, 55, 56, 57 or58, according to the rate of'wages which is assigned to any particularworkman.

Attached to each of the conducting segments of the selecting commutator59 is a conductor 73 which passes to a switch 74. A conductor 75connects the switch 74 with the electron'iagnetic device operating theclutch mechanism associated with a time register, as, f or example. TA,this electromagnetic device being the same as that illustrated in detailin Figs. 2 and 3. The conductor 76 lead rom the time register TA to theClllttfll actuating mechanism of the corresponding wage register, as WA.A conductor 77 leads from the latter clutch actuating mechanism to aplug, these plugs being designated respectively a, I2 0, d. c, and f.for the different workmen. Conductors 73, similar to the conductorconnecting the conducting segment of the selecting comnnr tutor 59 withthe clutch actuating mechanism of the register TA. connect the ments B,(l. D, E and F, with corresponding time registers TP TC. TD, TE and TF.and conductors 70. similar to the conductor connecting the clutchactuating mechanisms of the registers TA and WA, connect the clutchactuating mechanism for the registers TB. TC, TD. TE and TF with thecorresponding clutch actuating mechanisms for the wage registers WB.\YC, 1V1). WE and VVF. The plugs a. 7;, c, a". e and f are mounted in aflag-scat fram. 7S. and when the plugs are in the plug-seats. they forma connection with the c nductor 79 which leads from the plug seat frameto the clutch actuating mechanism associated with the a wage registerWW. Associated with thi plugs a 7), d c. and are a series of jacks, j,1' 7' j, j" and j'f, each of these series representing a single job. Aconductor 80 leads from each series of jacks to the clutch actuatingmechanism of its associated job register, the job registers il J J, J, Jand J being thus l'n'ought into onnection with the series of jacks j. I.j. j. j" and j" respectively. A oi'u'luctor 81 leads from the clutchactuating mccl'ianisiu associated with the job registers between aclutch actuating mechanism associated with the total job register JT. Aconduct r leads from the clutch actuating n'mchanisui of the total wasteage register VFW to the point 83 where it joins the condoctor 8 1leading from the clutch actuating mechanism associated with the totaljob register .11 to the clutch actuating mechanism associated with thetotal wage register 'T. A. conductor leads from the clutch actuating;lilitllttnlelll associated with the total wage register WT to apolarized clutch mechanism 80. the purpose of which will be describedhereafter. Kt conductor87 leads from the clutch actuating)" mechanism 86to a portion of the shaft 39 which is in electrical r 'ni'ut'ticn withthe di-=l s 30 and 31. Bigidiy n'iounted on the shaft 29 is the gear 88.in cngagcincut with this gear and adapted to y be actuated thereby is agear 89 rigidlv mounted on a shaft. 90.

Between the shaft 90 and the shaft 91 which is in line therewith, aclutch 92 operated by means of an arm 93 connected with the armature 94which is actuated by the electromagnetic mechanism 86. Rigidly mountedon the shaft 91 is a disk 95 provided with two notches 90 diametricallyopposed to each other.

The armature 94 is provided with a tooth 97 which is adapted to fit intoeither one of the notches 96. If the tooth 97 is not in one of tlnnotches 90. the periphery of the disk 95 serves to hold the upper partof the armature 94-, as shown in Fig. 1. to the right thereby causingthe clutch 92 to stay in engagement and the shaft 91 is rotated with theshaft 90 until the tooth 97 has an opportunity tocngage in one of thenotches 9(3.

Rigidly mounted on the shaft 91 are the bevel gears 98 and 99. In meshwith the bevel gear 98 are the bevel gears 100 and 101. rigidly mountedon the shafts 102 and 103 respectively. 'Mou'nted on. the shaft 102 arethe laterally slidable clutches 10 operated by the electromagneticclutch actuating mechanisms associated with the registers Vl), \VE. T.J, J and J. Slidably mounted on the shaft 103 is a similar clutch 16operated by the electromagnetic clutch actuating mechanism associatedwith the register \VT. Similarly the bevel gears 104 and 105 are in meshwith the bevel gear 99. and are rigidly mounted, on the ends of theshafts 100 and 107 respectively. The clutches 10 associated with theregisters A, 'B C. J. J" and J 3 are slidably mounted on the shaft 100and the clutches 10 associated with the registers WV and JT, areslidably mounted on the shaft 107. 7

An intermittent gear 108 is rigidly mounted on the shaft 29, the portion109 of its periphery carrying teeth adapted to engage with the gear 110rigidly mounted on the shaft 111. The portion 109 of the gear 108 hassufficient number of teeth to cause the gear 110 to be rotated one-halfof a revolu lion ach time that it is brought into engagement with thegear 110 by the rotation of the shaft 29. R-igidly mounted on the shaft111 are the bevel-gears 112 and 113. In mcsh with the bevel gear 112 isthe bevel gear 114, rigidly mounted on the end of the shaft 115.Slidably mounted on the shaft 115 are the clutches 10 associated withthe time. registers TD, DE and Th respectively. In mesh with the bevelgear 113 is the bevel gear 110 rig idly 'inounted on the end of theshaft 117. ()n the shaft 117 are slidably mounted the clutches 16associated with the time egisters TA. TB and TC respectively.

The operation of my system may now be clearly understood. The timeactuated shaft 29 is caused to revolve by suitable mechanism. While thebrush 46 is in contact with the conducting portion of the impulse makingdisk 32, it will be. evident that the current will pass from thenegative pole of the battery 39 through the conductor 45, the brush 46and the disk 32 to the shaft 29. Let usnow assume that the brush comesin contact with the conducting portion of the disk 49. The current willtherefore passthrough this disk and the conductor 54 to the terminalsassociated with the jacks 55. Let us now assume that the plugs a, l, c,1], e and f are all inserted in the jacks 55; it now evident that thecurrent will suceessivel pass through the conductors 72 associate withthese plugs to the conducting segments A, B,- C. D. E and F of theselecting commuta tor 60. The current passes through the brush 65, thebrush holder 63, the shaft 61, the brush holder 62 and the brush 64 tothe corresponding conducting segments of the selecting conunutah r 50,as shaft 61 is. rotated. Let us ElrSlllllO that the brushes (A and 65are brought'into contact with the roitdurtinev segments A; the currentwill tier. pass th ough the conductor 73 and the switch 7!- to theclutch actuating mechanism associated with the time register TA and theclutch 10 will be brought into engaguncut with the gear 28 of the timeregisicr TA.

By means of the gear 108 and the por tir-ns 10 ofits periphery, theshaft 111 will he rotated a half revolution during the time while thebrushes (it and 65 remain in contact with the conducting segments andthe time register TA will thereby be advaiu'ed one step. The currentpasses through the conductor 76 to the clutch actuating mechanismassociated with the wage register WA. Tt is clear that the rlutrh it;will remain in engagement with the 'rear 28 of this rrgi trr as long asthe lu-u-h 5 remains on the conducting por titi f the rate dish 1-. Theshaft 91 is Leia rotated as long as the brush to re mains in ('L'liillllwith the m'uid u'tiu z portio ot' th impulse making disk 32. and it h.therefore evident that the wage reg ter WK will be aetuatel an amountcorre ponding to the 1n'edeterminrd rate of wages represent d by theperipheral length of the con-- ducting portion of the dish 49. Thecurrent tlirouqh the conductor 77 and if the plug: a i in its plus seat.the curr nt passes through the ronduclo" 7? to the clutch uctu sting mchanism assoriatcd with the waste wage r ghtrr Vill and the clut h 16remains in eu'zagcmeut with the great 29 of this l'UIlriPT' exactly thesame length of time that the gear Ht assm-iated with the wage registerVA remains in engagement with the gear "28 of the latter register. Thecurrent passes through the ("induct r 2 and the conductor M to theclutch actuating me hanism associated with the t tal wage register WTand the clutch 16 is similarly brought into engagement with the gear :28of this register. The current then passes through the conductor 85 tothe windings of the electromagnetic clutch 7o actuating mechanism 86which serves to hold the armature 94 in a position by which the clutch92 causes the shafts 90 and 91 to rotate together. From the electromagnetic actuating mechanism 86 the current passes through the conductor 87to the shaft 29. then through the conducting portion of the disk 30, thebrush 43, and the conductors 41 and 40 back to the positive pole of thebattery 39, thereby completing an the circuit.

h" the plug (1 instead of remaining in its plug seat is inserted in anyof the jacks associated with the job registers, as, for example, j, thecurrent will pass through the conductor 80 to the clutch actuatingmechanism associated with the job register 1 and will came the clutch 16to be brought into engagement with the gear 28 of this register forexactly the same time that the clutches 16 are brought into engagementwith the gears .28 of the registers TA and WA. The current then passesthrough the conductor 81 to the clutch actuating mechanism associatedwith the total job register 95 JT. and the clutch 1671s held inengagement with the gear 28 of this register; The cur rent then passesthrough the conductor 84 and through the same path which has just b endescribed back to the positive pole of we the battery 39.

It is evident from this description that the time and wage registersassigned to the various workmen A, B, C. D, E and F will. i hsuccessively actuated and the job reg-"10a isters which are brought intoelectrical connection with the various wage registers, may besimultaneously actuated. The actuation of the various wage and jobregisters are ali successively made in the total registers in) WW or JTand NT so that the gears 28 of these registers are brouzht intoengagement with the corresponding clutches for a time which is equal tothe sums of the time the individual wage or job registers 11:; are soconnected.

From the foregoing description it is clear that although means areprovided for bringing the clutches into engagement with the gears of thevarious registers, no means 12 are provided by which the clutches are removed from engagement. In order to accomplish this result an independentset of windings is provided for all of the clutch actuating mechanismsof the registers. The conductor 118. connectedWith the conductor H7 atthe point H9, is connected with indeper-dent windings on the polarizedelectromagn tic merlumism 86. Conductors 120 connect independentwindings of all of the clutch actuating mechanisms in series, and theconductor 121 then connects with the conductor 1-1 at the oint 122. Itis now clear that when the s aft 29 is rotated into such position thatthe brushes 48 and 44 rest on the conducting portion of the peripheriesof the disks 31 and 33 respectively, the brushes 43 and (3 meanwhileresting on the insulating segments of the peripheries of the disks 30and 352 respectively, the current will pass from the positive. pole ofthe battery 3. through the conductors 45 and 47, the disk 31. the shaft29, the conductors S7 and 118, through the windings 0f theelem-oinagnetie actuating mechanism 86 and then through the conductors120 through all of the clutch actuating mechanisms associated with theregisters back through the conductors 121, 41 and 40, to the negativepole of the battery 39, the current thus flowing through all of theclutch actuating mechanisms associated with the various registers in adirection on posite to that in which it passes while the brushes 43 and46 remain in connection with the conducting portions of the peri'il'ierics of the disks 30 and 32 respectively In this way. cn eachrevolution of the shaft 29, an impulse is sent through all of the clutchactuating mechanisms which tends to withdraw the clutches fromengagement with the gears of their corresptmding registers. Let us nowassume that none of the worlonen are being employed and that, forinstance. all of the switches 74 are open. It is clear that under thesecircumstances no impulses will pass through the system tending to bringthe clutches into engagement with the gears of the correspondingregisters, hat the im pulses tending to withdraw the clutches from suchengagement will continue and all of the clutches will thereby be held intheir disengaged positions. Under these circum stances the clutch 92normally connecting the shafts 90 and ill will he held di engaged andthe system of shafting comm-ted with the various registers will, ferthis reason, not: he operated.

It has been assumed that ali of she plugs u, b, w, (I, c and f-areinserted in the ja -ks $15 but it is evident that where dill'erent worlemen are en'rployed at different rates ol wages, these plugs may beinserted in suitable jacks. 5:), 56, 57 cr 58 and connection willthereby be made with the battery .39 through the disks ll), 5t), Jl or512, but for varying lengths of time according to the peripheral lengthsof the mnductiug por tions of these rate disks. The successiveactuations will pass through the rly'l lt'il'l ex" actly according tothe method which I have described and the actuations will l totaliZcd inappropriate totalizing I't,' {'i lt|'!-- in order to avoid needlesscomplication of the system which I have descrihwlnomethod has been shownin the drawings by which the registers may he decumulated, but it isclear that such (lecumulation could readily be accontplishwl either byreversing the direction ct' rotation of the shaft 29 or suitablereversing gears and clutches could be pro- \idcd in connection with thealiens individual registers.

it is evident that many changes could be made in the detailedconstruction of the system which has been described without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to cover by United States Letters Patentis:

1. In combination, a plurality of wage registers, mechanical means foractuating said registers, electromagnetic means associated with eachregister for operativcly w nnccting arch register with said actuatingmeans, nnans for successively energizing said ccnnecting means of saidregisters for periods of time proportional to predetermined rates ofwages, a total register, electromagnetic means for connecting said totalregister with said actuating means, and means for energiZing saidconnecting means on the cnergization of the connecting means of any ofthe individual registers.

In combination, a plurality of accounting registers, crmmon means foraetuatin aid registers, electrical mcans'associate with each registerfor intermittently eonnccting said register with said actuating mean andmeans for periodically disconnecting said register from said actuatingmeans.

3. ln cmnbimition, a plurality of accounting registers, a shaft toactuating said registers, a clutch for each of said registers, saidclutch adapted to engage. said register with said shaft. elettromagneticmeans for engaging said clutch with said register, and electromagncticmeans for periodically disengaging said clutch from said register.

4. in an acccunting system, a wagerogistel, a job register, a mechanicalsource of power to actuating said registers, electr magnetic meansassociated with each registcr for mechanically connecting said registeiwith aid source of power, and means for clc trically joining saidelectromagnetic r nnet-tin means. thereby causing simultaucousactuations of said wage and said job regist rs.

3. ln an accounting system, a plurality of wage registers, a. pluralityoi job registers, a ,1 nrce of mechanical power for actuating saidrcgirt rs elc tromagnetic means associated with each register formechanically mu-ctiug sai register with said source of power means forelectri ally connecting any oF said wage rc; isters with any ol said jobregisters. and means for successively energiving the electremagneticconnecting means associated with said wage registers.

In an accmmting system, a wage register, a job register, a source ofmechanical power forv actuating said registers, electromagnetic meansassociated with each register for mechanically engaging said registerwith said ource of power, nzeans for energizing said electromagneticmeans for a period of time proportional to a predetermined rate ofwages, and means for electrically connecting said electromagnetic engaging means, thereby causing simultaneout actuations of said wage andsaid job registers.

7. In an accounting system, a plurality of wage registers, a pluralityof job registers, a source of mechanical power for actuating saidregisters, electromagnetic means associated with each register formechanically engaging said register with said source of power means forelectrically connecting any of said wage registers with any of said jobregisters, and means for successively energizing the electromagneticengaging means associated with said Wage registers for periods of timeproportional to predetermined rates of wages.

8. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, timecontrolled devices for actuating said register, electric means forintermittently engaging said register with said actuating means, andmeans for periodically operating said actuating means.

9. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, timecontrolled devices for actuating said register, electric means forintermittently engaging said register with said actuating means, meansfor periodically operating said actuating means, and means forperiodically disengaging said register from said actuating means.

10. In an accounting 'system, a time register, a wage register, a sourceof mechanical power, an actuating shaft associated with each register,electromagnetic means for engaging cach register with its associatedshaft, means for periodically mechanically connecting the shaftassociated with the time register to said source of power during apredetermined length of time, said register thereby being actuated byconstant increments, and means for mechanically connecting the shaftassociated with the wage register to said source of power, theactuations of said wage register thereby being proportional to thelength of time said register is connected to said actuating shaft.

11. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, actuatingmechanism, polarized connecting mechanism, controlling mechanism, andcircuit connections from the polarized connecting mechanism to thecontrolling mechanism, such controlling mechan'ism adapted to send afirst impulse over the circuit connections to operatively conmeet theregister and actuating mechanism and when desired to send a secondimpulse over such connections to disconnect the actuating mechanism fromthe register.

12. In an accounting system, the combina tion of a register, actuatingmechanism, pr larized connecting n echanism, controlling mechanism, aconnecting circuit, and a dis connecting circuit, energization of theconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving to operativelyconnect the actuating mechanism and the register and energiza tion ofthe disconnecting circuit by the con trolling means serving todisconnect register from the actuating mechanism.

13. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a driving gear, cont-rolling mechanism, andcircuit connections extending from the cor.- trolling mechanism suchcontrolling mechanis n adapted to send a first impulse over the circuitconnections to move the driv gear to opcratively connect the registerand shaft and when desired to send a second inipulse over suchconnections to move the driving gear to an inoperative position.

14. In an accounting system, the combina tion of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a driving gear, controlling mechanism, a connecting circuit, and a disconnecting circuit, euergization of theconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving to n ove the drivinggear to operativeiy cox ncct the shaft and the register and energizestion of the disconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving tomove the drivi gear to an inoperative position.

15. In an accounting system, the cmnbiuation of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a driving gear, controlling mechanism. andcircuit connections extending from the con trolling mechanism, suchcontrolling Int-chin nism adapted to send a first impulse over thecircuit connections to move the driving gear to operatively connect theregister and shaft and when desired to send a second. impulse over suchconnections to move the driving gear to an inoperative position, suchgear adapted to remain in either position unless moved to the otherposition by means of a current impulse from. the controlling mechanism.

16. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a driving gear, controllin mechanism, aconnecting circuit, and a disconnecting circuit, energization of theconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving to more the drivinggear to operatively connect the shaft and the register and energizationof the disconnecting circuit by the. controlling means serving to movethe driving gear to an inoperative position, such gear aria-pie toremain in either position unless moved to the other position by means ofa current int 1 pulse from the controlling mechanism.

' 17. In an accounting svstem, the coiniiiaa,

tion of a register, a time-controlled shaft, a polarized driving gear,controlling mcchanism, and circuit connections extending from theerntrolling mechanism such controlling mechanism adapted to send a firstimpulse over the circuit connections to move the driving gear tooperatively connect the register and shaft and when desired to send asecond impulse over such connections to move the driving gear to aninoperative position.

18. in anaccounting system, the combination of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a polarized driving gear, controlling mechanism,a connecting circuit, and a disconnecting circuit, energization of theconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving to move the drivinggear to operatively connect the shaft and the register and energizetionof the disconnecting circuit by the controlling means serving to movethe driving gear to an inoperative position.

19. In an accounting system, the combination of a register, atime-controlled shaft, a driving gear, an electromagnetic device adaptedto move the driving gear into or out of operative position, and circuitcon nections extending from the electromagnetic device, a lirst impulseover such connections serving to move the driving gear to connect theregister and the shaft and a second impulse over such connectionsserving to move the driving gear to an inoperative position.

20. In an accounting, system, the combination of a register, atime-eontrolled shaft, a driving gear, an electromagnetic device adaptedt move the driving gear into or out of operative position, a connectingcircuit, anddisconneeting circuit, the energization oi; the connectingcircuit serving to move the riving gear to a position to oper ativelyconnect the shaft and register and encrgization of the disconnectingcircuit serving to move the driving gear to an inoperative position.

21. In an accounting system, the combination of a wage register, a wastewage register, actuating mechanism, connecting devices, controllingmechanism, and circuit connections from the connecting devices to thecontrolling mechanism, such controlling mechanism adapted to send afirst impulse oven: the circuit connections to operativcly connect theregisters and the actuating mechanism and when desired to send a secondimpulse over such connections to disconnect the actuating mechanism fromthe registers.

22. in an accounting system, the combination of a wage register. a wastewage rcgister, actuating mechanism, connecting devices, and circuitconnections extending from the connecting devices, a first electricimpulse over the circuit connections serving to operativel y connect theregisters and the eetuating mechanism and a second electric impulse oversuch connections serving to dis-- ctnnect the actuating mechanism fromthe registers.

23. In an accounting system, th combination of a wage register, a waste1 age register, actuating mechanism, cont-acting deices, a ccnnectingcircuit, and a disconnect ing circuit, energization of the connectingcircuit serving to operatively onncct the actuating mechanism and therigisters and energization of the disconnectmg circuit serving todisconnect the registers from the actuating mechanism.

M. In an accounting system, the combination of a wage register, a jobregister, a waste wage register, actuating mechanism, connectingdevices, and circuit connections extending from such connecting devices,a first electric impulse over the circuit connections servin tooperativel; connect the actuating mcc anism with t e wage register andalso with either the job register or the waste wage register and asecond electric impulse over such connections serving to disconnect theregisters previously conncctcd. to the actuating mechanism.

25. In an accounting system, the combination of a wage register, a jobregister, a waste wage register, connecting devices, a connectingcircuit, and a disconnecting circuit, energization of the connectingcircuit serving to operatively connect the actuating mechanism with the.wage register and either with the job register or the waste wageregister as desired and encrgization ot the disconnecting circuitserving to disconncct the previously connected registers from theactuating mechanism 26. In an accounting system. the combination of awage register, a ioh register, a waste wage register, a wage totalizingregis ter, actuating meclninism. connecting de vices, and circuitconnections extending from the, connecting dcvitws, a lirst electricimpulse over the circuit connection serving to connect the actuatingmechanism with tin. \vagc register and the wage totalizing registc' andalso with either the job register or the waste wage register as desired.and a second electric impulse over such connections serving todisconnect the previously connected registers from the actuatingmechanism.

'27. In an accounting system, the (Ollllilllll' tion of a age register,a join register, 2' waste wage re ister. a wage totalizing rcgis ter,actuating mechanism, connecting dc vices, a connecting circuit, and adisconnccb ing circuit, cnergization of the connecting circuit servingto iaicralivcly connect the actuating mechanism with the wage registerand the wage totalizing register and also with either the job registeror the waste wage register as desired and energisation oi thedisconnecting circuit serving to disconnect the previously connected1'c;) i:-;tcl'. i from the actuating mechanism.

In an accounting ystem, the uihinw tion of a wage register, a timeJ'tiihitk. ,ii-tu ating uiechunisnn.conne ting devices. and circuitconnections extending from the cur necting devices, a first impulse overthe cuit connections serving to opcratively connect the registers andthe actuating I'i t'FlltV nism and a second electric llllpllh t. ovcrsuch connections serving to disconnect such reg!- isters from theactuating mechanism.

29. In an accounting system, the coinliiuation of a wage register, atime register. a tu ating mechanism. connecting devi es. a ccnnectingcircuit. and a disconnecting circuit, energization of the connectingcircuit serv ing to operatively connect. the actuating mechanism and theregisters and energlzm tion of the disconnecting circuit serving todisconnect the registers frcm the actuating mechanism.

30. In an accounting system. the combination of a plurality of wageregisters, a \vhgc totalizing register, actuating mechanism, connectingdevices, and circuit onnections extending from the connecting devices.Rlt'C" tric impulse of a first. kind over the circuit connectioiisserving to opcrctively connect. one or more of the Wage regisucrs andthe wage totalizing register with tliom tuatiug mechanism and electricinniulses of a second kind over such connections serving to listconnectthe previously connected registers from the actuating mechanism.

31. In an accountingsystem. the --n1l iuution of a plurality of Wageregiste s. a. wage totalizing register, actuating mechanism. connectingdevices, coz'inecting circuits. and disconnecting circuits. encrgiication of the connecting circuits serving to operatiiel v connect thecorresponding wage registers with the actuating mechanism and cneigimrtion of the disconnecting t'li'titlils serving to disconnect thepreviously connected registers from the actuating mechanism.

In an accounting system. the combination of a register, actuatinginrthanisni. c nnceting mechanism, (tltll'il connection clitending fromthe connecting m hanism, a first electric impulse over the :lltliit connections serving to opcrativclv conne t the register and actuatingmechanism and a second electric impulse over such coniict'tions servingto disconnect the actuating mechanism from the register, and means forautomatically starting the actuating niechani in when the register isopcrutivclv connected.

In an accounting system. the combination of a register, actuatinginecluinisin. con: necting mechanism, circuit connections extending fromthe connecting mechanism, a first electric impulse over the circuitconnctions serving to operativeiy connect the register and actuatingmechanism and a sec- Ulltl lectric impulse over such connections servingto disconnect the. actuating lllttlltl' nisui from the register, andmeans for autonuiti ully stopping the actuating mechanism when thcregister is disconnected tlicrclronl.

Hi. In an accounting system. the conihinatit/n ot' a register, actuatingme hanism, connccting mechanisn'i. circuit connections extending fromthe comiec'ting n'icchauism. a first electric impulse over the circuitconnections serving to op ratii'elv connect the tstcr and actuating mehanism antl a sccoiitl electric impulse owr such connections serving todis onnect the actuating mecha n sm from the register, means [orautomath rally starting the actuating lllU'liZzLlb-lil when the registeris opcrati (tiJliiOt'lL'lh and means for automatically stopping lllactuating mechanism when he racker i.-; disconnected therefrom.

.3, In an accounting system. the combination of a register. actuatingmechanism, connetting mechanism. ircuit connections cX- tcniling fromthe connecting mechanism, a iir.-.t el ctric impulse ver the circuitconneclions serving to operatively connect the reg c tcr an izu'tuutii'ig incvlianisni and :1 second tlr 'tiic iniiu sc over suchconnections; serving to liscozinw-t the actuating mechanism from theregister. an l variable rate mcclianisiu adapted to he l! llltl( l inthe circuit rotections to actuate the register at a dcsirctl rate.

lit In an accounting flFltilli, the c uihination ot' a wage regiwtcr. aplurality of job rci crs. actuating mechanism, connecting domes. andcircuit connections extending "rum the connecting devices. a firstelectric impulse over the circuit conncctions serving to opcrutivclyconnect the wagemegistcr and a titired one of the job registers with theactuating mechanism and a second electric impulse over such connectionsserving to disconnect the previously connected registers trcm theactuating inccl'ianisni.

37. In an accounting system, the comhination o a wage register. aplurality of job registers, actuating mechanism, connectingtlwiccscircuit connections extending from the connecting devices, afirst electric impul e over the circuit connections serving to optrativciy connect the wage register and a de-ircd one of the iohregisters With the actuating mechanism and a second electric impulseover such connections serving to disc nucct; the previously connectedregisters root the actuating mechanism, and means f r including in thecircuit connections a desired one of the job registers. 11

.18. In an accounting system, the combination of a wage register, aplurality of job registers, a waste wage register, actuating mechanism,connecting devices, circuit connections extending from the connectingdevices, a first electric i'npulse over the circuit connections servingto operatively connect the wage register and a desired one of the jobregisters with the actuating mechanism and a second electric impulseover such connections serving to disconnect the previously connectedregisters from the actuating mechanism, means for including in thecircuit connections of the wage register a desired one of the jobregisters, and means for automatically including in the circuit connections of the wage register the waste wage register when the wageregister is disconnected from the job register.

39. In an accounting system, the combination of a wage register, a jobregister, a waste wage register, actuating mechanism, connectingdevices, circuit connections extending from such connecting devices, afirst electric impulse over the circuit connections serving tooperatively connect the actuating mechanism with the wage register andalso with either the job register or the waste wage register and asecond electric impulse over such connections serving to disconnect theregisters previously connected to the actuating mechanism, and means forautomatically including in the circuit connections of the wage registerthe waste wage register when the wage register is disconnected from thejob register.

40. In a register, the combination of indicating mechanism, actuatingmechanism, a )olarizcd device adapted to connect the indicatingmechanism and the actuating mechanism or to disconnect the same asdesired, an electromagnetic mechanism for moving the connecting devicefrom either of its positions to the other accordin t0 the di rection ofmagnetization of such e ectromagnetic mechanism.

41. In a register, the combination of indicating wheels, an actuatingshaft, a gear carried by the shaft and movable into engagement with theindicating wheels or out of engagement therewith as desired, andelectromagnetic mechanism for moving the gear from either position tothe other.

42. In a register, the combination of indicating wheels, an actuatingshaft, a polarized gear carried by the shaft and movable into engagementwith the indicating wheels or out of engagement therewith as desired,and electromagnetic mechanism for moving the gear from either positionto the other according to the direction of magnetization of suchelectromagnetic mechanism.

43. In a register, the combination of indicating mechanism, an actuatingmember, and electromagnetic mechanism adapted to move the actuatingmember either to engage the indicating mechanism or to disenga e thesame as desired.

n witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe mv name this 25th day of June,A. D. 1909.

WILLIAM J. CRUMPTON.

\Vitnesses LEONARD \V. NOVANDER, ALBERT C. BELL.

